Jenna Lyons.Photo:Michael Loccisano/Getty
Michael Loccisano/Getty
Jenna Lyonsis moving on.
On Sunday’s episode ofThe Real Housewives of New York City, the 55-year-old fashion designer revealed that she had broken up with her partner ahead of her costarErin Dana Lichy’s 10-year anniversary party.
“The right one, yeah,” Jenna said, before dropping the bombshell. “I’m single so I’m making moves.”
Jenna Lyons.David Fisher/Shutterstock
WhenJessel Taankasked what went wrong, the former creative director of J. Crew revealed that “life happened. This happened [in] the past couple of weeks.”
“It’s been rough,” she confessed. “Like when you think your life is going in one direction and it takes a right turn.”
“I dated this person for almost a year and a half. It has not been consistent,” she explained to the cameras. “I think that there were signs. Like you get excited, you believe something is going to be and so when that future goes away, it can be really heartbreaking.”
“I’m not getting any younger,” Jenna added with a wry smile.
Jessel Taank, Brynn Whitfield, Jenna Lyons, Sai De Silva.Noam Galai/Bravo via Getty
Noam Galai/Bravo via Getty
Though their separation was a “mutual” decision, she revealed that she wanted to be “seen” and “be more vocal” about their relationship while her partner wanted to keep things private. Her partner told her demands were not “what I had in mind” for a relationship and Jenna admitted that her needs were not something she could “turn off.”
After offering her support in the form of mocktails and quality time, Sai admitted she felt happy that Jenna had chosen to confide in her.
“Jenna’s finally opening up and I wish that she would show me more of this side of her,” she said in a confessional interview. “She never wants totalk about a girlfriendor introduce us to this girl and now all of a sudden, this girl breaks her heart.”
“I’m happy that she told me this because I’m gonna feel like she can lean on me,” she added.
The Real Housewives of New York City cast.Gavin Bond/Bravo
Gavin Bond/Bravo
While Sai shared that she felt “protective” over Jenna and “felt so bad,” Jessel offered her an invitation to join her and her husband Pavit for a threesome.
As Jenna doubled over with shock and laughter, Sai noted that Jessel was a “f—-ing psycho apparently.”
In a previous episode ofThe Real Housewives of New York City, the interior designer and consultant told her costars that she would not beshowcasing her romantic partnerson the Bravo reality series.
“Because I’ve had so much press, I am very quiet about that so I’m not sharing that,” Jenna explained during a group dinner in the Hamptons, after admitting that she was dating someone.
Though no further information was given about Jenna’s “lucky lady,” she told the group that she was happy, which Jessel noted was “the most important thing.”
The fashion aficionado was previously married to Vincent Mazeau from 2002 to 2011 and they share a son, Vincent, 16. It wasn’t until her marriage began falling apart and she went out to dinner with a female friend that she realized she might be gay.
Unfortunately, Jenna didn’t have much time to process it before she wasouted in the press. J. Crew’s CEO and their head of PR told her that theNew York Posthad information claiming she was seeing a women and which prompted her to come out before she was ready.
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source: people.com
